{"product_id":"9781400031313","title":"The O. Henry Prize Stories 2003","description":"\u003cp\u003eSince its establishment in 1919, the O. Henry Prize stories collection has offered an exciting selection of the best stories published in hundreds of literary magazines every year. Such classic works of American literature as Ernest Hemingway’s \u003ci\u003eThe Killers \u003c\/i\u003e(1927); William Faulkner’s \u003ci\u003eBarn Burning \u003c\/i\u003e(1939); Carson McCuller’s \u003ci\u003eA Tree. A Rock. A Cloud \u003c\/i\u003e(1943); Shirley Jackson’s \u003ci\u003eThe Lottery\u003c\/i\u003e (1949); J.D. Salinger’s \u003ci\u003eFor Esme with Love and Squalor \u003c\/i\u003e(1963); John Cheever’s \u003ci\u003eThe Country Husband\u003c\/i\u003e (1956) ; and Flannery O’Conner’s \u003ci\u003eEverything that Rises Must Converge\u003c\/i\u003e (1963) all were O. Henry Prize stories. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn accomplished new series editor—novelist and short story writer Laura Furman—has read more than a thousand stories to identify the 20 winners, each one a pleasure to read today, each one a potential classic. \u003cb\u003eThe O. Henry Prize Stories 2003\u003c\/b\u003e also contains brief essays from each of the three distinguished judges on their favorite story, and comments from the prize-winning writers on what inspired their stories. There is nothing like the ever rich, surprising, and original O. Henry collection for enjoying the contemporary short story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Thing in the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e A. S. Byatt \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shell Collector\u003c\/i\u003e Anthony Doerr \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurn Your Maps\u003c\/i\u003e Robyn Jay Leff \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLush \u003c\/i\u003e Bradford Morrow \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod’s Goodness\u003c\/i\u003e Marjorie Kemper \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBleed Blue in Indonesia\u003c\/i\u003e Adam Desnoyers \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story\u003c\/i\u003e Edith Pearlman \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSwept Away\u003c\/i\u003e T. Coraghessan Boyle \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeanwhile\u003c\/i\u003e Ann Harleman \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Days. A Month. More.\u003c\/i\u003e Douglas Light \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe High Road\u003c\/i\u003e Joan Silber \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElection Eve\u003c\/i\u003e Evan S. Connell \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Girl\u003c\/i\u003e Tim Johnston \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat Went Wrong\u003c\/i\u003e Tim O’Brien \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe American Embassy\u003c\/i\u003e Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKissing\u003c\/i\u003e William Kittredge \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSacred Statues\u003c\/i\u003e William Trevor \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo Words\u003c\/i\u003e Molly Giles \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFathers\u003c\/i\u003e Alice Munro \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrain Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e Denis Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040778567920,"sku":"9781400031313","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400031313_p0.jpg?v=1763711565","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400031313","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}